Principal Investigator

Genome adaptation promotes the formation of new traits in next generation such as heterogeneity irrespective of homogenous genome. In this study, we revealed a new mechanism which facilitates genomic variation through chromosome structure or epi-genetic information. Moreover, we showed environmental stress such as heat shock or infection by pathogen as well as mind stress promotes a new trait in a few generation through the propagation and maintenance of specific chromosomal structures without change of DNA information. To promote more efficient analysis for data from chromatin-immunoprecipitation DNA sequence (ChIP-Seq) and genetic variation using next-generation sequencers (NGS) , we have developed a new platform for annotation of the information. To facilitate the interaction with society, we carried out classes to high school students and public in 48 cases in past 5 years.